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India, Taliban govt discuss ties, cricket in Dubai meet
India, Taliban govt discuss ties, cricket in Dubai meet

India has said it will consider engaging in development projects in...

Any attack on...: India slams Pak airstrikes on Af
Any attack on...: India slams Pak airstrikes on Af

India on Monday "unequivocally" condemned Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan...

Taliban order all NGOs to stop employing women
Taliban order all NGOs to stop employing women

The Taliban have announced they will close all national and foreign...

Taliban bans windows in women's living spaces
Taliban bans windows in women's living spaces

Taliban's spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid announced the decree that aims to...

Pak-Afghan border tension escalates, 8 Taliban killed
Pak-Afghan border tension escalates, 8 Taliban killed

Afghan Taliban forces fired on multiple Pakistani border posts in the Upper...

Taliban carry out retaliatory strikes on Pakistan
Taliban carry out retaliatory strikes on Pakistan

Afghanistan's Taliban forces targeted 'several points' in Pakistan on...

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'Why Manipur being allowed to go Afghanistan way'

'Prime Minister Narendra Modi should have called his MLAs and ministers and...

Pak fumes as Afghan diplomats seated during anthem

Meanwhile, Afghanistan authorities defends sitting during Pakistan's national...

Trump shooter 'planned' to recruit Afghans in Ukraine

Ryan Wesley Routh, who authorities suspect was planning to attack the...

NCB busts Afghan drug ring in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh

The Narcotics Control Bureau has seized about 50 kg of 'high-quality' heroin...

Taliban moving away terrorists from Pak border: Report

Pakistan, in recent months, has been increasingly frustrated by the Taliban...

60-80 terrorists waiting to cross the LoC into India

The launchpads across the Line of Control in Kashmir valley are abuzz with...

Tremors in north India as 6.1 quake jolts Afghanistan

The quake triggered panic among people, with many in Delhi and the National...

'Challenges from India': Afghan embassy shuts down

The embassy said it was 'cognisant' that some may attempt to characterise...

Afghans Leave Pakistan Ahead Of Ultimatum

Afghan refugee prepare to return home after Pakistan issued undocumented...

India is your home: Modi to Af Sikh-Hindu delegation

In a meeting with PM Modi at his residence, the delegation praised the...

US Wants To Be Friends With Taliban?

Regional States will be worried that the US's nascent engagement with the...

No apologies for what I did: Biden on Afghanistan exit

However, Biden expressed his sympathy for the crisis in Afghanistan after the...

Taliban in Kashmir? What does the Army say

"So, there was no infiltration of any Afghani Taliban... To that effect, we...

No change in leadership: Afghan embassy over CDA

Mamundzay was appointed by the previous Ashraf Ghani government and he has...

Afghanistan, terrorism focus of SCO meet on Friday

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and his counterparts from Uzbekistan...

Pak allows India to send relief to Kabul on Af trucks

Pakistan on Friday agreed to let India transport 50,000 metric tonnes of...

India, Pakistan, Taliban On Same Page?

Delhi has come to accept the Taliban takeover in Kabul as a reality and seems...

Key Af Taliban leaders studied at Pak madrasa: Report

Darul Uloom Haqqania madrassa, one of Pakistan's largest and oldest...

NIA gets mail threatening 'Taliban attack' in Mumbai

The IP (internet protocol) address of the sender has been traced to Pakistan,...

Don't blame others for...: Taliban to Pak on blast

On January 30, a suicide bombing at a mosque in the Peshawar Police Lines...

Taliban welcome Indian Budget 2023, say good for ties

The Taliban's remarks came after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed...

PM Modi meets NSAs, moots 4 mantras for Afghanistan

The need for an inclusive government in Kabul and a zero-tolerance stance on...

Afghan foreign minister in Pakistan to reset ties

Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi, on Wednesday...

Delhi dialogue seeks open, inclusive govt in Kabul

Top security czars of India, Russia, Iran and five central Asian countries on...

World must not forget Afghan situation: Jaishankar

At a joint media briefing with Lavrov, Jaishankar listed issues such as...

No CAA: Refugees to get citizenship under old law

According to a Union home ministry notification, those Hindus, Sikhs,...

US-Taliban meet for 1st time since al-Zawahiri killing

The key Biden administration included the CIA's deputy director David Cohen...

Afghan situation couldn't be seen in isolation: Modi

Modi said that the failure and inability to provide good governance, the...

US announces $144mn in humanitarian aid for Afghans

'This funding provides support directly to some of the more than 18 million...

US negotiated with Taliban as it was losing: Khalilzad

'The negotiation was a result of -- based on the judgment that we weren't...

Taliban grossly violated deal: US on Zawahiri's death

Blinken said the US will continue to act against those who threaten the...

US, Taliban hold talks over $3.5bn Afghan reserves

A US special envoy met senior Taliban representatives in Tashkent,...

Taliban's new diktat to punish 'untruthful criticism'

Zabiullah Mujahid, spokesperson of the Taliban published new 'instructions'...

Prevent Af from becoming terror source: PM to G20

In a virtual address at the G20 Extraordinary Summit on Afghanistan, Modi...

PM to take part in G20 summit on Afghanistan tomorrow

The summit is being convened by Italy, the current chair of the G20 that...

Afghan terrorists may try to enter J-K: Army chief

Chief of Army Staff General M M Naravane on Saturday did not rule out the...

Indian team in Kabul for aid, may engage with Taliban

India has sent a team to Kabul to oversee the delivery of India's...

Pak's LeT, JeM have hundreds of fighters, camps in Af

The 13th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team cites...

India was, is key stakeholder in Afghanistan: Doval

Speaking at the 4th Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan in Tajikistan's...

Using Af situation for self interest: PM's dig at Pak

Addressing the 76th UNGA session in New York, Modi called for ensuring that...

Modi-Biden talks: A call on Taliban to end terror

In a US-India Joint Leaders' Statement issued after the first in-person...

Dom's Take: Taliban: What SANCTIONS!

Dominic Xavier wonders if economic sanctions will make any difference to the...

NCB busts Afghan drug ring in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh

The Narcotics Control Bureau has seized about 50 kg of 'high-quality' heroin...

Taliban moving away terrorists from Pak border: Report

Pakistan, in recent months, has been increasingly frustrated by the Taliban...

60-80 terrorists waiting to cross the LoC into India

The launchpads across the Line of Control in Kashmir valley are abuzz with...

India is your home: Modi to Af Sikh-Hindu delegation

In a meeting with PM Modi at his residence, the delegation praised the...

US Wants To Be Friends With Taliban?

Regional States will be worried that the US's nascent engagement with the...

No apologies for what I did: Biden on Afghanistan exit

However, Biden expressed his sympathy for the crisis in Afghanistan after the...

Pak allows India to send relief to Kabul on Af trucks

Pakistan on Friday agreed to let India transport 50,000 metric tonnes of...

India, Pakistan, Taliban On Same Page?

Delhi has come to accept the Taliban takeover in Kabul as a reality and seems...

Key Af Taliban leaders studied at Pak madrasa: Report

Darul Uloom Haqqania madrassa, one of Pakistan's largest and oldest...

PM Modi meets NSAs, moots 4 mantras for Afghanistan

The need for an inclusive government in Kabul and a zero-tolerance stance on...

Afghan foreign minister in Pakistan to reset ties

Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi, on Wednesday...

Delhi dialogue seeks open, inclusive govt in Kabul

Top security czars of India, Russia, Iran and five central Asian countries on...

Afghan situation couldn't be seen in isolation: Modi

Modi said that the failure and inability to provide good governance, the...

US announces $144mn in humanitarian aid for Afghans

'This funding provides support directly to some of the more than 18 million...

US negotiated with Taliban as it was losing: Khalilzad

'The negotiation was a result of -- based on the judgment that we weren't...

Prevent Af from becoming terror source: PM to G20

In a virtual address at the G20 Extraordinary Summit on Afghanistan, Modi...

PM to take part in G20 summit on Afghanistan tomorrow

The summit is being convened by Italy, the current chair of the G20 that...

Afghan terrorists may try to enter J-K: Army chief

Chief of Army Staff General M M Naravane on Saturday did not rule out the...

Using Af situation for self interest: PM's dig at Pak

Addressing the 76th UNGA session in New York, Modi called for ensuring that...

Modi-Biden talks: A call on Taliban to end terror

In a US-India Joint Leaders' Statement issued after the first in-person...

Dom's Take: Taliban: What SANCTIONS!

Dominic Xavier wonders if economic sanctions will make any difference to the...